"X-Factor For Stupid People" According To Hacked Sony Site

Sony Music Ireland has become the latest target of a cyber-attack with hackers posting three fake news stories on the site this morning.

The site has now been taken down with users being redirected
to the company’s Facebook page. Previous attacks on Sony’s PlayStation Network and the Sony Pictures website targeted user information, but this latest attack seems
to have been more of a prank than anything else. Sony issued a statement to say
that there was no substance to any of the three stories and that it was
investigating the matter.

One of the stories related to members of Irish rock band The
Script. It was reported that two members of the band had taken their own lives
following a recent gig in Dublin. Sony reiterated that all members of the band
were OKs. Another story on the site claimed that YouTube sensation Rebecca Black
had married R&B star R Kelly – adding that Kelly had also signed for Sony’s
security team.

The final story issued related to the X-Factor with the
false story claiming scientists had proven watching the show “decreases your
Intelligent Quote [sic].” The report goes on to urge people to try something
different instead of wasting time watching “untalented and mediocre karaoke
singers.”

While the attack is not as serious as those that targeted
users’ account information, the tasteless nature of the story about members of
The Script taking their own lives will leave a bad taste in the mouth. It will also
be disturbing for Sony to see one of its sites attacked once again.